Which to use
“cadarço” and “casarão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,605
- “cadarço” frequency rank
- #22,902
- “casarão” frequency rank
- 61507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cadarço | casarão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fio de seda e tecido de seda de inferior qualidade; seda basta | aumentativo de casa; casa grande |
Where the eye mixes cadarço and casarão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cadarço (CVCVCCV) and casarão (CVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses cadarço with casarão
A purely visual mix-up. cadarço (/kɐ.'daɾ.sʊ/ ou /kɐ.'daɾ.θʊ/) and casarão (/kɐ.zɐ.ˈɾɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cadarço is recorded at frequency rank #38,605, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.'daɾ.sʊ/ ou /kɐ.'daɾ.θʊ/. casarão is at rank #22,902, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.zɐ.ˈɾɐ̃w̃/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 61507, this pair ranks #7,103 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cadarço vs casarão
Shared letters: acor. Private to "cadarço": dç. Private to "casarão": sã.
"cadarço" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "casarão" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cadarço" for "casarão" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cadarço" vs "casarão" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cadarço" and "casarão" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cadarço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "casarão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,103 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cadarço" and "casarão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cadarço vs catarro". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #7,103 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.